Micky Dolenz is returning to the UK after several years performing in productions on Broadway and touring in America. Micky first established himself as a performer at the age of ten, when under the name Micky Braddock, he starred in his first TV series Circus Boy.

In 1965 Micky responded to an advertisement for a new TV show about a rock and roll band. Micky auditioned for The Monkees with Chuck Berry’s Johnny B Goode and was chosen as the lead singer and drummer. The show was a huge success (it won an Emmy) and the group sold over 65 million albums. The Monkee movie Head written by Jack Nicholson, has become a cult classic.

In 1977 Micky appeared in Harry Nillson’s The Point at the Mermaid Theatre. He ended up staying in the UK for twelve years! During this time Micky Dolenz became a prominent director and producer for BBC, LWT and Central Television, as well as writing and directing the stage adaption of Bugsy Malone (West End).

Recent Theatre credits include: Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre, London); Pippin (Goodspeed Opera House and National Tour); Aida (Broadway/National Tour); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Canada); Grease (Broadway/National Tour); The Wonder Years (Kansas); Remains to be Seen (USA); The Point (London); Tom Sawyer (USA).

Films include: Rob Zombie’s Halloween (MGM); The New Love Bug (Disney); The Brady Bunch (Paramount); Deadfall (Trimark) and Head (Columbia).

Television includes: Gone Country 3;  Drew Carey Show;  Ben Stiller Show;  Boy Meets World;  Pacific Blue; Days of our Lives; and As The World Turns.

He has just released a new CD, King for a Day, a tribute to the songs of Carole King.

Micky is delighted to be returning to Hairspray, and would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support……and especially his father for walking around the house in his boxer shorts singing Some Enchanted Evening.

MICHAEL BALL 

Michael Ball, Britain’s leading musical theatre star, has won critical and public acclaim over the last twenty five years with his dynamic, award-winning, lead performances in the West End and on Broadway. A multi-platinum recording artist, outstanding live concert performer and charismatic leading man, Michael has won the hearts of a fiercely loyal public with his numerous performances on stage, on radio and TV and in concert across the UK, Australia and the US.

His many West End credits include: of course, originating the role of Edna Turnblad in the multi-award-winning production of Hairspray, for which he won the Olivier Award and Whatsonstage Award for Best Actor in a Musical; Marius (Les Misérables); Giorgio (Stephen Sondheim’s Passion); Raoul (The Phantom of the Opera); Alex (Aspects of Love, West End and Broadway); Caractacus Potts (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Count Fosco (The Woman in White, West End and Broadway) and his English National Opera debut as Hajj/Poet in Kismet. In 2005, he made his debut with the New York City Opera as Reginald Bunthrone in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience.

His television shows have included the eponymous Michael Ball and An Evening With Michael Ball and he is a popular guest presenter on ITV’s This Morning and the BBC Lottery Show. Later this year, Michael will be returning to our screens with a brand new series, The Michael Ball Show, for ITV.

Michael continues to host his popular Sunday Brunch for BBC Radio 2.

His 15 solo albums have all achieved gold or platinum status and his discography includes: Michael Ball, Always, One Careful Owner, First Love, The Musicals, The Movies, Music, One Voice and the superb homage to Burt Bacharach, Michael Ball – Back To Bacharach.

Michael is delighted to be launching the first UK tour of Hairspray, not only as Edna but also as Associate Producer for Stage Entertainment.